Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-05

Leach, F. Sohon. d. SSutsch. j. II. weinik.
An UNPLEASANT EPISODE.
The Representative of the Italian GOV.
vernmcnt Wtthdrasys fron she Mcdi.
-Four days ago DR.. Hamilton, secretary general
OF the Medical Congress- invited Prof. Francesca
Durante, OF Rome, to answer. in the name OF his
government, The address OF Secretary OF state.
Dr. Durante accepted and prepared himself ac-
cordiagly. This morning, Just before the opening
OF the congress-, Prsf Du-ante called on DR..
Hamilton. inquiring about the time that he would
De called upon 10 make his address ia response to
our secretary or State His establishment was
great when DIR. Hamilton told him he was sorry,
but he had requested DIR. Semola OF Naples to
make the response, justifying himself by saying
that DR.. Semola was senator DR. Durante has,
IN consequence. sent the following letter with
drawing from the Medical Congress:
Secretary Geacru, Of Medical Cbnorcss.
Having been invited By the secretary general of
the Medical Congress-Surgeon-Gc Harail-
ton-to answer in the name OF INV country the ad.
dress OF tale Secretary or state / accepted with
pleasure and so informed 10y letter the Secretary
general Ny surprise was, therefore, great and
painful wheR, tlismorntng, While inquiring about
the order OF EXERCISES at the opening OF the con-
gress, the slime SUPERINTENDENT Hamilton in
SI me that ne had requested Dr.. seGsola, OF
Naples, TO make the answer. This change was
done without my knowledge and consent and
was therefore, an insult. am the n preventative
OF the Italian government, inasmuCh As was
delegated To this congress by the minister OF pub
lie 1nst sanction the only minister thai has author
| ity TO make such an appointment Prot. Semola s
appolntinent Is not from The government but
from one minister, that or the interior as an eX-
preston OF personal regard. The plea thar he Is
senator OF the Kingdom should not BE- considered
In this matter, as this is medical and net POI
Htlcal congress. In View vi the foregoing and of
the personal afIront, hereby withdraw from the
Medical Congress aforesaid.
FRANCISCO DpR,SrE.
WHAT DR. HAMILTON SAYS
Secretary General Hamilton, when his attention
was called to this matter by a STAR reporter TO.
day, said that il was true that Prof Durante was
first selected to respond TO the speech OF welcome
When Prot. Senmola came. the claim was made
on his behalf chat as senator OF the Italian gov.
eminent he was entitled 10 the distinction al max
| insdhe address. This was a claim hat the com.
mtttee could not ignore, and Prof. Seminola was
substituted fQr Prof. Durante. Thcrrupon Prof
Durante Withdrew. Tins Is the Irst and only case
Dr. Hamilton said OF any friction or UNPLEASANT
ness In the arrangements for the congress Prof.
Durante appointed on the cOmmiti ep to-day Ia
CONDUCT the president elect to the platform, bat
| when his name was called he did not respond.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MEDICINE.
The proceedings OF the annual meeting OF the
American Academy OF Medicine, which began Sat.
| urday afternoon n the law room OF the Columbia
College, as stated In TIE SrxR ended saturday
| evening. Its proceedings were curtailed very
considerably by the proximity of The In.
tefnationnl Congress, and the fact that a
majority OF its Fellows had duties 10 perform
| IN connection with the congress; but oppor-
tuiliiy was found Saturday afternoon Tor the de-
livery OF two interesting papers. The first was by
DR.. l. L. Bush, OF Wilmington, Del, president OF
academy upon classical and scientific preliminary
requirements for graduation in medicine; the sec.
ond by Dr. c. &. Bainbaugh, OF Baltimore upon the
later phases OF medical examinations for iiie In
surances. saturday evening paper in more pop.
uar style was read by Dr, Ben aInn Lee, OF phi
adelphia, entitled s'rhe PLY sir,ag I'm Medicine
The evening session was open To the general pup
| lie, and saturday evening The annual banquet was
| held at The Arlington.
! THE BANQUET TONIGHT.
| The banquet or the Association OF American
Medical Editors VIII take place at the Riggs HOUSE
tonight at O'Clock instead OF 10, as previous,
announced, and Will permit an attendance upon
| the Conversations by those who desire TO do so
The editors Invited guests Will assemble In the
| Istrlors III the Riggs House AT O'Clock and re
ceiye badges. ANY Information pertaining 10 II
| may be had al the Riggs House annex previous Il
| Lhat hour. Decorations are Ia progress, and ar
elaborate and appropriate for all occasion OF Inter
national Character.
| Rev. Mr.. Talmage will respond TO the toast K
the pulpit, and Col. Mcclure, OF the PhilaGeiphis
Times, Will respond for the press at the medica
editors banquet tonight.
Among the delegates TO the Medical Congress i.
| DIR. :. 5. Ashmore-NoakeS, OF Nice, who is one %
the most distinguished physicians in the south 81
France. Mrs. Ashmore-Noakes accompanies hel
| HUSBAND
Arrangements have been made for the deliver,
| OF mail addressed 10 the members Of the Medical
Congress from station {, No. Ial3 street op
posito Willard Hall, in which the convention i
| being held.
Atelegram received here yesterday afternoon
| from West Virginia says that the man who was
picked up unconscious alongside the railroad
track, near Grafton, W. Va. and who is believed
/ 10 be DR.. AlphonSo Wetm0re or Waterloo Ill., /.
still alive, and from this fact the doctors friends
| In this city are hopeful that he may recover. IL,
| was on his way 10 attend the International Con
gresS
Dr. Geo. NJ. Sternberg, L. S. A., who has carried
on Tor the past few years at the Johns IIopkin:
l University Investigations on the subject OF dis
ease germs, arrived In New York yesterday by In,
| steamer ALBANIA from Brazil, where he has beer
studying the germs OF yellow fever. Prof Domin
| Cos Frelre, OF Brazil, who claims 10 have made
| the discovery OF the yellow-fever germs ana OF
| the method OF prevention by incubation was q.
the same vessel with Dr. SternDerg, on his way &c
the International Medical Congress ia this city.
DR.. A. Luteaud, oil Paris and Dr. NeIdor.er OF VI.
emma. who are booked Tor the two general addresses
TO be delivered On Thursday, the fist the .Iniu
| encc OF American surgeons on the Development oi
| gynncoiosy In Europe and the second on lii.
Military medicine or the present and that of the
near future, viii not be present They have both
| been detained In Europe
AT o'clock about Z, 800 physicians names had
| been registered.